Milk Crates make perfect pots

Square pots are better IMO because you don't lose light/area between the pots like you do when using circular pots. Regardless of the fact that most bona-fide milk crates explicitly state on the sides that it is a violation of state/federal law to possess them, almost everyone has a few kicking around. Well, it just so happens that a standard milk crate's dimensions are roughly: 11"x11"x13" - close enough to a cubic foot, roughly 7 gallons of space! I find that this space is the perfect size to grow cannabis in. To prepare, just place a kitchen trash bag inside the crate and fill with soil/medium, plant the bitch - and there ya go! Works for me, hope you like it to.


BEFORE SOMEONE STARTS BITCHING: use BLACK trash bags if you want, BUT white work, with no issues, I know FROM EXPERIENCE.

Peace.

great idea that might try that..

better yet line the crate with a felt-like material, that way the roots can grow into it and you still have very good drainage and air exchange. I have done this, I found a special felt or something along the lines of that material, but it was used for gardening , it was like a carpet for seeds, I just used it to line milk crates and it worked bad ass for my mother plants (obviously not using the seeds that it came with). I am sure you get what I mean. Plastic is still workable, but the benefits of having all that air exchange by using that material and the drainage is unmatchable when using plastic.

BBYY said:

better yet line the crate with a felt-like material, that way the roots can grow into it and you still have very good drainage and air exchange. I have done this, I found a special felt or something along the lines of that material, but it was used for gardening , it was like a carpet for seeds, I just used it to line milk crates and it worked bad ass for my mother plants (obviously not using the seeds that it came with). I am sure you get what I mean. Plastic is still workable, but the benefits of having all that air exchange by using that material and the drainage is unmatchable when using plastic.

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It is landscape fabric or weed block fabric. There is a thread on here about DIY air pruning/root pruning pots. One word of caution- there is a plastic like weed block which you can also use but beware, some of it has to be oriented a certain way, the holes are perforated to allow water to drain through but not let ANYTHING go the other way. The first ppt I made I put the material in the wrong way and all it did was hold in the water-took almost 2 days to trickle out. Once I tore it apart and reversed the material all was good.

right!-

use the weed block. i've also used dollar store clothes baskets.
i have begun buying the fabric and sewing my own pots. custom sizes for a fraction the cost of airpots.

coffee filters work great to line the bottom of pots, could use them on side of a milk crate also.